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| The Grandmaster |
Viswanathan Anand Popularly known as "Vishy, the Tiger from Madras", the chess Grandmaster from India, is among all time greats in the game. He learnt chess at the tender age of six and became the youngest Indian to earn the tile of IM in 1984 at the age of Fifteen.
He is India's first Grandmaster and the first Asian to win the World Championship.
In a glorious career spanning 25 years (and still counting), vishy has taken Indian chess to new heights. He has been the epitome of chess in India and has been entitled to a number of prestigious awards, for his excellence in chess. He is the role model for aspiring chess players in India and has proved to be the greatest sportsmen India has ever produced.
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| made every Indian proud |
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